Auction 60 · Lot 467
DUTCH BRASS DECORATIVE PLATE.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,300
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
19th century
Description
Round plate, wide raised rim bears engraved quotation of Hebrew verse, “When they came to the Valley of Eshkol they cut down a branch and cluster of grapes and carried it on a pole between two men” (Numbers 13:23). Central image of Biblical spies shouldering the oversized grapes. Hook for hanging on reverse. Diameter: 17.25 inches.